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End Capitalism to End War

March 11, 2006
By PF

I know! Just for fun, lets have a “football pool” for when the invasion of Iran will start. Even though, according to the IAEA there is “no evidence of a nuclear weapons program or any diversion of nuclear material” in Iran after “go anywhere, see anything” inspections that allowed IAEA officials to investigate any location or facility they felt was suspicious and even though the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) predicted that it would take 10 years for Iran to build a nuclear weapon. (If, in fact, that is even their intention), a massive media-blitz including statements by Bush, Cheney,...

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Typical Corporate Insanity

February 25, 2006
By PF

I used to work on the help desk of the top software producer in the world. You know the one. The one that produced the worlds richest man. Microsoft. I was a contractor as were most of us on the desk. This was the arrangement so the large, multinational corporation, HP, that manages the desk for Microsoft, can avoid paying the benefits and avoid the liabilities associated with direct employees. HP has a policy in place that no single contract can be renewed after two years. After two years HP must either hire the employee direct or they hit...

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